City vs city
Rio Rancho Estates vs Roswell, NM
Roswell currently scores 15 points higher overall than Rio Rancho Estates, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Rio Rancho Estates: 30/100 · Roswell: 45/100
Roswell is 15 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho Estates: 61/100 · Roswell: 77/100
Roswell is 16 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Roswell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rio Rancho Estates: 13/100 · Roswell: 14/100
Roswell is 1 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roswell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho Estates: 25/100 · Roswell: 32/100
Roswell is 7 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roswell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho Estates: 0/100 · Roswell: 27/100
Roswell is 27 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roswell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho Estates: 12/100 · Roswell: 100/100
Roswell is 88 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roswell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho Estates: Unavailable · Roswell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roswell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho Estates: 45/100 · Roswell: 45/100
No gap.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roswell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho Estates: 24/100 · Roswell: 17/100
Rio Rancho Estates is 7 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roswell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.